Staff


Mark S. Pian, MD is the San Diego Cystic Fibrosis Center Director. He is a pediatric pulmonologist and is based at UCSD Children's Hospital and is an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatric Pulmonology. He is currently on the Board of Directors at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and is a premier researcher in the area of CF treatment. Mark was a graduate of UCSD and did his residency and fellowship at UCSF. He enjoys surfing and traveling and lives with his wife and children in San Diego. Antine Stenbit, MD, Phd, is a new attending physician that is assisting with our Adult Cystic Fibrosis patients.	Douglas J Conrad, MD is the Director of the Adult CF program at UCSD Thornton Hospital. He is an adult pulmonologist and is based at the VA Medical Center in San Diego. He is an Associate Clinical Professor whose special interest is research and regulation of pulmonary inflammation in CF and asthma. He was trained at the University of Minnesota and has done two fellowships at UCSF. Dr. Conrad is a master swimmer and enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters. Picture is not available
THE ADULT CYSTIC FIBROSIS TEAM
	Amy Brown, LCSW has been the Clinical Social Worker for the Adult CF Center for two years. Previously, she was Social Work Supervisor at UCSD Hillcrest. She is an Associate Clinical Instructor for the Department of Medicine. Amy obtained her Bachelor and Master degrees from Syracuse University in New York. Amy's interests are hiking, scuba diving, photography and gourmet cooking. She lives with her husband and two children in Rancho Penasquitos.
Sandy Salzedo is our Clinical Dietitian at the UCSD CF Center. She completed her undergraduate degree from San Diego State University, (SDSU) in December 1998. She completed her dietetic internship at SDSU through the College of Extended Studies. She also has a Masters of Science in Nutritional Sciences from there as well. She has been working as a Clinical Dietitian for CF for three years. She is originally from Mexico, of Colombian descent. She lives with her husband and their cat, Zurich, in La Jolla. She enjoys outdoor activities such as running and mountain biking.
	Mike Farrell, RN is the Nurse Coordinator for the Adult CF Center. Mike obtained his BSN from Arizona State University. He has a long history of pediatrics, ICU nursing, and is an infusion specialist. His outside interests include running and he is involved in organizing neighborhood and church activities. He is a very involved family man with two boys and a wife of 13 years. They reside in Poway
Deborah Hostler is the Administrative Assistant at the Adult CF Center. She attended UCB before moving to San Diego with her husband and two children. Her medical background comes from coursework at Southwestern University in Chula Vista and Mira Costa College. She has been with the Adult CF Center for almost two years. Her outside interests include cooking, entertaining and writing.
	Jim Murdock, RT, is the Respiratory Therapist at the Adult CF Center. He received his AS degree from Northeastern University in Boston in Respiratory Therapy. Prior to that, Jim served in the US Navy for four years as a Corpsman. Jim has worked with newborns up to and including geriatric patients during the course of his 25 years career as a Respiratory Therapist. He enjoys physical fitness and is the father of 5 daughters.